49.1197° N, 6.1769° E
METZ
Most Famous People Born in Metz, France
- Notable people
- 824
- Peak decade
- 1890s
- Median birth year
- 1885
- Most distinctive
- Militar 6.7×
A garrison city on the French-German fault line, and it reads like one: the Militar and Officer benches are outsized for any town this size, with a Physician count bulging from the military medical tradition. Paul Verlaine was born in the shadow of those barracks, and the Painter thread hints at the Lorraine schools and the Pompidou-Metz generations still to come.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Metz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Metz Is Known For
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Politician is Metz's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (95).
Metz over-indexes on militar — 6.7× the global rate.
Metz under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Metz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Military
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Science
- Writing
- Other
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André Schwarz-Bart
1928 - 2006
Otto Flake
1880 - 1963
Anne-Sophie Brasme
Born 1984
Alain Surget
Born 1948
Rudolf John Gorsleben
1883 - 1930
Wilhelm Michel
1877 - 1942
Marthe Cohn
Born 1920
Ernst Moritz Mungenast
1898 - 1964
Marie-Anne de Bovet
1855 - 1936
Charles de Fieux de Mouhy
1701 - 1784
Pierre Stolze
Born 1952
Polly Maria Höfler
1907 - 1952
Anny Wienbruch
1899 - 1976
Pierre-Maurice Masson
1879 - 1916
Loulou Robert
Born 1992
Éric Marchal (écrivain)
Born 1963
René Maizeroy
1856 - 1918
Chantal Cahour
Born 1947
Thierry Hesse
Born 1959
Nadine Soubrouillard
Born 1961
Charlotte de Bournon
1753 - 1842
Thomas Besch
Born 1967
Axel Schard
1894 - 1962
Stéphane Lavignotte
Born 1970